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[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E759-E760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRIBUTE TO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND COAST
GUARD PERSONNEL
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HON. JOHN R. CARTER
of texas
in the house of representatives
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, the mission of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is broad and diverse. The men and women of DHS protect
our borders and modes of transportation; they guard our waterways; they
protect U.S. and foreign leaders; they prepare for and respond to
disasters; they manage our immigration process; and, they defend us
against cyberattack. DHS employees provide selfless service to their
nation and they do so with honor and distinction under an ever-present
threat.
I would like to pay tribute to the Department of Homeland Security's
agents, officers, and Coast Guard personnel who lost their lives in the
service of our nation in 2012. I would like to enter into the record
the names of all sixty- one courageous men and women of DHS who have
died in the line of duty since the Department's inception in 2003. We
owe them more than a tribute on this day, but our gratitude begins with
that.
LORENZO R. GOMEZ, Immigration Enforcement Agent, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, El Paso, Texas, End of
Watch: November 8, 2003.
JAMES P. EPLING, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Yuma, Arizona, End of Watch: December 16,
2003.
NATHAN B. BRUCKENTHAL, Damage Controlman Third Class (E-
4), U.S. Coast Guard, Iraq, End of Watch: April 24, 2004.
TRAVIS W. ATTAWAY, Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Harlingen, Texas, End of Watch: September
19, 2004.
JEREMY M. WILSON, Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Harlingen, Texas, End of Watch: September
19, 2004.
PHILIP C. LEBID, Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service,
Tampa, Florida, End of Watch: November 22, 2004.
GEORGE B. DeBATES, Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Casa Grande, Arizona, End of Watch:
December 19, 2004.
DAVID G. WILHELM, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Atlanta, Georgia, End of
Watch: March 11, 2005.
CHRISTOPHER J. SMITH, Assistant to the Special Agent in
Charge, U.S. Secret Service, Atlanta, Georgia, End of Watch:
March 25, 2005.
NICHOLAS D. GREENIG, Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Tucson, Arizona, End of Watch: March 14,
2006.
JESSICA E. HILL, Lieutenant (0-3), U.S. Coast Guard,
Arctic Ocean, End of Watch: August 17, 2006.
STEVEN DUQUE, Boatswain's Mate Second Class (E-5), U.S.
Coast Guard, Arctic Ocean, End of Watch: August 17, 2006.
DAVID N. WEBB, Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Ajo, Arizona, End of Watch: November 3, 2006.
RAMON NEVAREZ, JR., Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Lordsburg, New Mexico, End of Watch: March
15, 2007.
DAVID J. TOURSCHER, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Lordsburg, New Mexico, End of Watch: March
16, 2007.
RONALD A. GILL, JR., Port Security Specialist Third Class
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Puget Sound, Washington, End of
Watch: March 25, 2007.
CLINTON B. THRASHER, Air Interdiction Agent, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, McAllen, Texas, End of Watch: April
25, 2007.
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Indio, California, End of Watch: May 11,
2007.
ROBERT F. SMITH, Air Interdiction Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, El Paso, Texas, End of Watch: May 22,
2007.
ERIC N. CABRAL, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Boulevard, California, End of Watch: July
26, 2007.
JULIO E. BARAY, Air Interdiction Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, El Paso, Texas, End of Watch: September
24, 2007.
LUIS AGUILAR, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Yuma, Arizona, End of Watch: January 19, 2008.
JAROD C. DITTMAN, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, San Diego, California, End of Watch: March
30, 2008.
THOMAS G. NELSON, Captain (0-6) U.S. Coast Guard, Oahu,
Hawaii, End of Watch: September 4, 2008.
ANDREW C. WISCHMEIER, Lieutenant Commander (0-4), U.S.
Coast Guard, Oahu, Hawaii, End of Watch: September 4, 2008.
DAVID L. SKIMIN, Aviation Survival Technician First Class
(E-6), U.S. Coast Guard, Oahu, Hawaii, End of Watch:
September 4, 2008.
JOSHUA W. NICHOLS, Aviation Maintenance Technician First
Class (E-6), U.S. Coast Guard, Oahu, Hawaii, End of Watch:
September 4, 2008.
NATHANIEL A. AFOLAYAN, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Artesia, New Mexico, End of Watch: May
1, 2009.
CRUZ C. McGUIRE, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Del Rio, Texas, End of Watch: May 21,
2009.
ROBERT W. ROSAS, JR., Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Campo, California, End of Watch: July 23,
2009.
CHE J. BARNES, Lieutenant Commander (0-4), U.S. Coast
Guard, San Clement Island, California, End of Watch: October
29, 2009.
ADAM W. BRYANT, Lieutenant (0-3), U.S. Coast Guard, San
Clement Island, California, End of Watch: October 29, 2009.
JOHN F. SEIDMAN, Aviation Maintenance Technician Chief
Petty Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, San Clement Island,
California, End of Watch: October 29, 2009.
CARL P. GRIGONIS, Avionics Electrical Technician Second
Class (E-5), U.S. Coast Guard, San Clement Island,
California, End of Watch: October 29, 2009.
MONICA L. BEACHAM, Avionics Electrical Technician Second
Class (E-5), U.S. Coast Guard, San Clement Island,
California, End of Watch: October 29, 2009.
DANNY R. KREDER, JR., Aviation Maintenance Technician Third
Class (E-4), U.S. Coast Guard, San Clement Island,
California, End of Watch: October 29, 2009.
JASON S. MOLETZSKY, Aviation Maintenance Technician Third
Class (E-4), U.S. Coast Guard, San Clement Island,
California, End of Watch: October 29, 2009.
MARK F. VAN DOREN, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Falfurrias, Texas, End of Watch: May 24,
2010.
SEAN D. KRUEGER, Lieutenant (0-3), U.S. Coast Guard, La
Push, Washington, End of Watch: July 7, 2010.
ADAM C. HOKE, Aviation Maintenance Technician First Class
(E-6), U.S. Coast Guard, La Push, Washington, End of Watch:
July 7, 2010.
BRETT M. BANKS, Aviation Maintenance Technician Second
Class (E-5), U.S. Coast Guard, La Push, Washington, End of
Watch: July 7, 2010.
CHARLES F. COLLINS II, CBP Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Anchorage, Alaska, End of Watch: August
15, 2010.
MICHAEL V. GALLAGHER, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Casa Grande, Arizona, End of Watch:
September 2, 2010.
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JOHN R. ZYKAS, CBP Officer, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, San Diego, California, End of Watch: September 8,
2010.
SHAUN M. LIN, Maritime Enforcement Specialist Third Class
(E-4), U.S. Coast Guard, Portsmouth, Virginia, End of Watch:
October 13, 2010.
BRIAN A. TERRY, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Naco Cochise, Arizona, End of Watch:
December 15, 2010.
JAIME J. ZAPATA, Special Agent, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Mexico City, Mexico, End of Watch:
February 15, 2011.
HECTOR R. CLARK, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Yuma, Arizona, End of Watch: May 12, 2011.
EDUARDO ROJAS, JR., Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Yuma, Arizona, End of Watch: May 12, 2011.
DALE T. TAYLOR, Lieutenant Commander (0-4), U.S. Coast
Guard, Point Clear, Alabama, End of Watch: February 28, 2012.
THOMAS J. CAMERON, Lieutenant Junior Grade (0-2), U.S.
Coast Guard, Point Clear, Alabama, End of Watch: February 28,
2012.
FERNANDO JORGE, Aviation Survival Technician (E-7), U.S.
Coast Guard, Point Clear, Alabama, End of Watch: February 28,
2012.
ANDREW W. KNIGHT, Avionics Electrical Technician (E-4),
U.S. Coast Guard, Point Clear, Alabama, End of Watch:
February 28, 2012.
JAMES A. HOPKINS, Electronics Technician (E-6), U.S. Coast
Guard, Kodiak, Alaska, End of Watch: April 12, 2012.
RICHARD W. BELISLE, Civilian Employee (WG-8), Chief
Boatswain's Mate (E-7), Retired, U.S. Coast Guard, Kodiak,
Alaska, End of Watch: April 12, 2012.
LEOPOLDO CAVAZOS, JR., Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Fort Hancock, Texas, End of Watch:
July 6, 2012.
JAMES R. DOMINGUEZ, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Cline, Texas, End of Watch: July 19, 2012.
JEFFREY RAMIREZ, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Laredo, Texas, September 15, 2012.
NICHOLAS J. IVIE, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Bisbee, Arizona, October 2, 2012.
DAVID R. DELANEY, Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 2,
2012.
TERRELL E. HORNE III, Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate (E-8),
U.S. Coast Guard, Marina Del Ray, California, End of Watch:
December 2, 2012.
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